Microsoft is once again planning to alter the way its Start Screen works in Windows 8.1 Update 1. While the software giant originally released Windows 8.1 last year with an option to bypass the "Metro" interface at boot, sources familiar with Microsoft's plans have revealed to The Verge that the upcoming "Update 1" for Windows 8.1 will enable this by default. Like many other changes in Update 1, we’re told the reason for the reversal is to improve the OS for keyboard and mouse users.

Wow, a touch interface does not work with a mouse and keyboard. Who saw that coming.

It is a problem yes - only for hardware that is found to be unsupported however. What I take issue with is the original commenter's comparison with the (largely 16-bit) VxD concept as proof that Linux kernel modules are inferior in implementation. The facts as I see them just don't support this conclusion in any objective way.